Hospitality & Catering A students guide to Hospitality and Catering courses at Hopwood Hall College

For a career in: • Professional and beverage services • Hotel management • management • Head or chef • Assistant supervisor in catering • Professional baker • Pastry chef • trainee manager Hospitality and How courses are delivered The courses are delivered on both Catering campuses through; • Practical workshops in the specialised Centre Director • Culinary demonstrations Greg Scully • Vocational theory classes Introduction • E learning We offer a range of Hospitality & • On the job training in the AA rosette Catering qualifications from Entry awarded 60 cover licensed restaurant 3 to Level 3 in professional cookery, providing contemporary gourmet pastry & confectionery, chocolatier, food and the 1000 cover Bistros barista skills and more, designed to suit providing new dining different learning needs across every • External work placements in AA & sector within the Hospitality & Catering Michelin industry. • Master classes Our portfolio of qualifications has been • Guest speakers developed in conjunction with industry • Visits to professional partners experts, making them highly valued by • English classes (functional skill or employers throughout the UK. These GCSE) if required for Grade C’s. courses have been designed to provide Maths classes (functional skill or a route into employment and develop GCSE) if required for Grade C’s. skills in Hospitality & Catering services. Culinary skills are developed in our gold Timetable “AA rosette” awarded contemporary Most courses are delivered over 4 days, licensed Riverside Restaurant, college with 3 hour practical sessions in the bistros and bespoke workshops in the bakery and craft skills classes, food training and development kitchens. The service and craft theory sessions, 5 restaurant has recently been recognised hour sessions of employability skills in as a Centre of Excellence. the commercial areas alongside English Alongside workshops, our learners enter and maths sessions (if not achieved C local and national competitions and grades at GCSE). further develop their employability skills by undertaking work experience in rated restaurants such as L’enclume, Stanley House, The French, The Freemason, Aumbrey and The Villa at Wray Green. Our professional staff are current practitioners and have years of industry experience to mentor and support all learners to achieve their qualifications and exceed their goals. What is expected of you City & Guilds Introduction to • Punctuality the Hospitality Industry • Preparation Duration • Presentation 1 year • Performance Level • Pride Entry 3 • To have high expectations of yourself Entry requirements and your college No formal qualification requirements • Treat all fellow students and the staff with respect Who is this course for? If you’re just starting out with little or no • Attend all lessons on time and with experience in the Hospitality & Catering the correct equipment industry, and want to gain a good basic • Always complete classwork, understanding, this is a great starting homework and E learning to the best point. of your ability What you will learn • Take responsibility for your own This qualification can help you to take learning your first step into the Hospitality • Behave appropriately around college Sector. You’ll learn about many aspects • Plan your part time work around your of the industry and gain valuable college work practical and teamwork skills. The qualification covers routes, including cookery, customer service and the industry as a whole. In our Entry 3 course you can learn the basic level of preparing, and serving a range of food. This course will cover areas such as: • Customer service • Serving food and • Healthy • Using kitchen equipment • Basic food preparation. Progression • City & Guilds Level 1 certificate in Professional Food preparation, cooking and service

City & Guilds Certificate in This course will cover areas such as: • Maintain a safe and hygienic working Professional food preparation environment & cooking • Teamwork Plus Certificate in Professional Food and • Maintain food safety when preparing, Beverage Services Skills cooking and serving food Duration • Prepare vegetables 1 year • vegetables Course Level • Prepare simple salads and fruit Level 1 • Prepare and cook fish Entry requirements • Prepare and cook meat and poultry No formal qualification requirements • Prepare and cook bread and dough Who is this course for? • Maintain customer care This qualification is great if you are • Prepare and clear areas for counter interested in learning what is involved and takeaway service to work as a chef or front of house in a restaurant and are looking for an • Provide a counter and takeaway introduction to food services. service You can build the skills and knowledge Progression you need to deliver a high level of • City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Food service in a variety of customer service production & Cooking environments. Plus L1 Certificate in Introduction to Professional Food and Beverage What you will learn Service You’ll learn about many aspects of the • Foundation apprenticeship industry and gain valuable practical and teamwork skills, enough to succeed in a job or move on to further study. You’ll gain the skills to work in a kitchen, from storing food hygienically to cooking simple dishes. In addition you’ll gain the skills to serve food and in restaurants, pubs, bars or other outlets, building confidence and giving great customer service. City & Guilds Diploma in What you will learn The skills you need to deliver a great Professional Food and dining experience. You’ll learn essential Beverage Service skills in areas like food service, food safety, handling payments, bookings, Duration serving hot and cold beverages, bar 1 year service and design. Course Level This course will cover areas such as: Level 2 • Health & Safety and teamwork Entry requirements • Taking payments 4 GCSEs grade D or above to include • Prepare and clear tables for service English or Mathematics • Serving food at the table Level 1 in professional food & beverage • Provide a silver service service • Provide a carvery service Who is this course for? • Prepare and clear the bar Anyone working, or wanting to work, in the food and beverage service industry • Serve alcoholic and soft drinks in front of house. This course can help • Prepare and serve cocktails fill in any gaps in your front of house • Prepare and serve wine skills and help you advance to a more • Prepare and serve hot specialist drinks senior position. Progression • Level 3 Diploma in Professional Food and Beverage Service Supervision • Advanced Apprenticeship • Can lead to careers in: catering, restaurant management, sommelier/ wine waiter, waiter/waitress City & Guilds Certificate in What you will learn Develop specialist knowledge and Professional Patisserie and skills in producing , puddings, Confectionery biscuits, bread and other patisserie and confectionery items. Duration This course will cover how to produce: 1 year • Hot and cold desserts and puddings Course Level • Paste products Level 2 • Biscuit, cake and sponge products Entry requirements • Fermented dough products 4 GCSEs grade D or above to include English or Mathematics • Fermented dough and batter products • Petit fours Who is this course for? This qualification covers all the • Paste products patisserie and confectionery skills and • Hot, cold and frozen desserts knowledge needed for a successful • Biscuits cakes and sponges career as a pastry chef. This course • Display pieces and decorative items is ideal if you are looking to become professional pastry chef or if you are Progression wanting to progress within a baking • Level 3 Diploma in Professional & patisserie career. It’s also great for Patisserie & Confectionery individuals that enjoy this area of • Advanced apprenticeship cookery as an interest. • Employment City & Guilds Diploma in This course will cover areas such as: Professional cookery • Safe and secure working environment • Effective teamwork Plus Level 2 Diploma in • Food safety in catering Professional Food and • Preparation cooking and finishing of Beverage Service Skills fish dishes • Preparation cooking and finishing Duration soups, stock & sauces 1 year • Preparation cooking and finishing of Course Level meat dishes Level 2 • Preparation cooking and finishing of poultry dishes Entry requirements 4 GCSEs grade D or above to include • Preparation cooking and finishing of English or Mathematics vegetable dishes • Principles of preparing cooking and Who is this course for? finishing basic pastry products The Diploma in Professional cookery is for anyone who wants to work in • Maintain a safe hygienic environment hospitality and catering industry, as • Customer care a chef de partie or professional food • Team working skills service operative. • Health & Safety and teamwork What you will learn • Taking payments You’ll build upon your cookery and • Prepare and clear tables for service service skills demonstrating competence in preparation & cooking and finishing • Serving food at the table processes and professional food & • Provide a silver service beverage service including advanced • Provide a buffet carvery service gueridon work and service theatre. • Prepare and clear the bar The Diploma in Professional Cookery is • Serve alcoholic and soft drinks for anyone who works or wants to work • Prepare and serve cocktails as a chef in the catering and hospitality sector or alternatively follow a food • Prepare and serve wine service pathway and become a front of • Prepare and serve hot specialist drinks house operative. Progression • Level 3 Diploma in Professional Cookery or Diploma in Professional Food and Beverage Service supervision • Foundation apprenticeships • Employment City & Guilds Certificate in This qualification covers areas such as: • Principles of supervising food and Food and Beverage Service beverage services Supervision • The principles of food safety supervision for catering Duration • Principles of promoting food and 1 year beverage services and products Course Level • Principles of supervising customer Level 3 service performance in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism Entry requirements NVQ or VRQ Level 2 in Professional • Supervise food and beverage service Food and Beverage service or relevant • Legislation in food and beverage industrial employment working front of service house • Legal and social responsibilities of a Who is this course for? Personal License Holder This level is suitable for those who wish • Barista skills to specialise in particular areas of food • Carve, fillet, joint and serve food in a service, offering an opportunity to food service area achieve a certificate and/or the diploma. This qualification is useful if you are • Prepare, cook and serve food in a food looking to run your own business in the service area Hospitality & Catering industry, looking • Prepare and serve wines to advance into a management role or • Prepare and serve alcoholic and cold wish to progress to additional further non-alcoholic beverages qualifications. • Provide advice to customers on food What you will learn and beverage matching You’ll gain the supervisory skills • Supervise hospitality events you need to provide a great dining • Prepare and serve cocktails experience, as well as learning essential advanced skills in areas such as table Progression theatre, dealing with customers, bar • Level 4 Diploma in Hospitality service and menu design. Supervision and Leadership • Employment City & Guilds Diploma in What you will learn Develop specialist knowledge and Professional Patisserie and skills in producing desserts, puddings, Confectionary biscuits, bread and other patisserie and confectionery items. Duration This qualification covers areas such as: 1 year • Prepare, cook and finish complex Course Level cakes, sponges, biscuits and scones Level 3 • Prepare, cook and finish complex Entry requirements pastry products NVQ or VRQ Level 2 in Professional • Prepare, process and finish complex patisserie & confectionery or relevant chocolate products industrial employment working in pastry • Prepare, process and finish marzipan, section in a restaurant kitchen or bakery pastillage and sugar products Who is this course for? • Prepare, cook and present complex This qualification covers the required cold products skills and knowledge required for • Prepare, cook and finish dressings and working in the Hospitality & Catering cold sauces Industry. It is designed to meet the needs of learners who work or want • Prepare, cook and finish complex hot to work in the industry with a focus on desserts becoming a pastry chef. • Prepare, cook and finish complex cold desserts • Produce sauces, fillings and coatings for complex desserts • Maintain food safety when preparing, storing and cooking food • Produce healthier dishes • Develop productive working relationships with colleagues Progression • Level 4 Diploma in Hospitality Management Skills • Employment within the specialism City & Guilds Diploma in This qualification covers areas such as: Professional Cookery • Prepare meat for complex dishes • Prepare poultry for complex dishes Duration • Cook and finish complex fish dishes 1 year • Cook and finish complex meat dishes Course Level • Cook and finish complex poultry Level 3 dishes Entry requirements • Maintain food safety when preparing, Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery storing and cooking food Who is this course for? • Produce healthier dishes This industry standard qualification is • Develop supervisory skills for individuals that have worked as a • Contribute to the control of resources chef for quite some time, for people • Prepare, finish and present canapés that have plenty of experience, and and cocktail products you may already supervise others or manage resources. You want to develop Progression your skills further, perhaps to work as a • Level 3 Advanced Professional senior chef or restaurant manager. Cookery What you will learn • Employment You will develop the skills required to succeed in the workplace and develop the ability to learn and progress whilst building a successful career. You’ll gain a high standard of preparation and cookery skills from processes, sous vide and molecular gastronomy whilst also learning other workplace essentials like menu design. The Level 3 Diploma in Professional Cookery is for anyone who works or wants to work as a chef in more supervisory role. How to apply - the FIVE step plan Step 1 Choose Step 3 Interview We offer a range of exciting courses. Once you’ve submitted your online All you need to do is browse through, application check for texts and emails choose your course then check the regularly. You’ll receive an interview level and entry requirements. date to make sure you are suited to the course and, more importantly, If you need any more advice, contact that the course is suited to you. The the college on tel. 0161 643 7560 and interview also gives you chance to see speak to a member of our College the college, meet the staff and ask Guidance team. questions. Step 2 Step 4 Offer Apply online at www.hopwood.ac.uk, After your interview you will probably it’s quick, easy and secure. Application be made a conditional offer. This forms are also available on request. means that you have a guaranteed Don’t leave it too late as a lot of our place as long as you get the GCSE courses are really popular and fill up grades that you need for that level of fast! We’ll confirm we’ve received your course. application by text and by email. Step 5 Enrolment In August you will receive a reminder about your enrolment date. Once you have received your results just contact us to confirm your place and you will receive the information needed to come into college and enrol ready for your course to start in September!

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